Molly and Rudy

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Girls names - what could they be short for?

I'm still playing so much with names.

do they need to be short for something?

Is Rudy not a boy's name? (Rudolph presumably). Erm, Gertrude?

molly- melissa?
no idea for rudy

I know of a female Rudy and considered it for DD3 but just on its own

is Molly not short for Margaret?

I'm not sure they're short for anything.

I thought Rudy was a boys name too, but there was a female bird on 3rd and Bird called Rudy so maybe it's a girls name too.

I think Molly is a pet form of Mary.

In Milly Molly Mandy stories Molly is short for Margaret.

My DD is Mollie, not short for anything!

Rudy is short for Rudolf (in German, anyway)

Rudy is short for Rudolf (in German, anyway)

Google results suggest Rudy is a boy's name, short for Rudolf. The feminine version is Rudi.

Wasn't there a little girl called Rudy in The Cosby Show?

It could be unisex.

My other DCs have got long names that get shortened. Right now I can only think of shortened names that I really like i.e. Molly and Rudy.

I like Betty too but don't like Elizabeth much.

do you want suggestions to go with your other DC? I like both Molly and Rudy but I can't think of anything they can be short for sorry!

Molly was originally short for Mary but is now a stand alone name.
Rudy is a boys name(originally short for Ruldolf) but can also stand alone too.

I used to go to school with a Betony who we called Betty. Do you prefer that to Elizabeth?

I know a little girl called Rudi. Just Rudi.

Rudy is a boy's name. But I suppose nowadays any old boy's name can be turned into a girl's name.

I thought Rudi was some sort of Sandinavian / Germanic girl's name...?

What about Rudy in the Cosby Show?

does it really matter if its more commonly used for a boy if she likes it?

Molly is from Mary
Rudi is from German Rudiger, equivalent of Roger

Rduy can be short for Rudolf and Rudyard. My DS is called Rudy - it's his full name, not short for anything.

I'm waiting for the first boy called Mary. Or Cindy-loo. Waiting for boys to proudly claim all the girls' names

Mary has been/is used as a middle name for boys in Ireland I believe. DH has certainly come across it when taking details for his law work.

ho ho! Well I never

Molly is a nn for Mary, though some people use it as a name in its own right.

Rudy is a boy's name I think, short for Rudolph (eugh)